Under Brazilian law, if more than one company owns an oil field, they must negotiate an agreement to operate it as a single unit with a single operator, or lead partner, a process known as unitization. Problems with this arose after Brazil changed industry rules in 2010, creating a system of production-sharing contracts for all... Continue Reading →
Brazil to open subsalt to some non-Petrobras oil operators -source
May 10, 2016 Reuters Brazil plans to publish regulations in coming days to allow companies other than state-run Petrobras to operate some oil production-sharing contracts in the Subsalt Polygon, a source participating in discussions of the rules told Reuters. The rules will only allow non-Petrobras companies to operate Subsalt Polygon blocks if the blocks are... Continue Reading →
Petrobras transfers to Asia the construction of 9 platforms
Source: O Globo newspaper Faced with the crisis of the naval sector, Petrobras has shifted to building at least nine platforms – from a group of ten ordered to shipyards involved in the investigation of the Lava-jet operation - to Asia, mainly to China and Thailand . Yesterday, Petrobras gave another sign of its approach... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Disposals Unaffected by Impeachment, Field Bidder Says
Political turmoil in Brazil shouldn’t stop Petrobras from completing asset sales it has already opened up to bidders, according to one company vying for the state-controlled driller’s Bauna offshore field. An impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff that could force her to temporarily step down as early as this week shouldn’t derail any ongoing negotiations, Petro Rio... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Clarification on News: Conflicts with White Martins in the Natural Gas Market
Rio de Janeiro, May 06, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby answers to the Official Letter No. 194/2016/CVM/SEP/GEA-1, which requests the following clarifications: Official Letter No. 194/2016-CVM/SEP/GEA-1 “Mr. Director, 1. We refer to the news item published on May 04, 2016, in the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo, Business & Economy section,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Clarification on News: Divestments in the Gas Pipeline Network
Rio de Janeiro, May 06, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby answers to the Official Letter No. 195/2016/CVM/SEP/GEA-1, which requests the following clarifications: Official Letter No. 195/2016-CVM/SEP/GEA-1 “Mr. Director, We refer to the news item published today in the newspaper Folha de São Paulo, Panel section, under the title: "Billions at Sight", which... Continue Reading →
Petrobras -Oil and natural gas production in April
Rio de Janeiro, May 6, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its total oil and natural gas production in April amounted to 2.69 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), of which 2.50 million boe were produced in Brazil and 190,000 boed abroad. The average oil production in April was 2.12... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Seeks $1 Billion China Loan Faster Than Planned
Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras is seeking a $1 billion loan from the Export-Import Bank of China before originally planned as its debt service costs surge in the coming years amid the worst oil market in a generation. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as it is formally known, is negotiating a definitive contract with the Chinese lender after... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s fuel consumption falls as economy shrinks
Brazil’s consumption of gasoline and diesel is falling as the country’s commodity-driven boom falls apart and the economy shrinks. Brazil’s gasoline sales grew at an average annual rate of nearly 7 percent between 2004 and 2014 while diesel use was up by more than 4 percent per year. Like many other commodity exporting economies, the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras -New composition of the Statutory Audit Committee
Rio de Janeiro, May 4th, 2016 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras hereby informs that the Board of Directors has approved the composition of the Statutory Audit Committee with the appointment of the Directors Walter Mendes de Oliveira Filho, Jerônimo Antunes and Durval José Soledade Santos. The Board of Directors also approved the appointment of... Continue Reading →
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